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Ash Common Nature Reserve – Cothelstone Hill loop from Bishops Lydeard

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Ash Common Nature Reserve – Cothelstone Hill loop from Bishops Lydeard

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Ash Common Nature Reserve – Cothelstone Hill loop from Bishops Lydeard

02:11

33.7km

420m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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Quantock Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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396 m

Ash Common Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

A 20 hectare nature reserve consisting of wet heath, semi-natural deciduous woodland, scrub, bracken and ponds. Stunning display of wildflowers in the summer.

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4.82 km

Wimple's Copse

Forest

13.4 km

Viewpoint

19.7 km

Standards Plantation

Forest

23.2 km

Fyne Court

Highlight • Cafe

Owned and managed by the National Trust, Fyne Court is a sprawling country estate with stunning grounds and buildings. The large manor house which once stood here burnt down in …

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26.6 km

Merridge Hill Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

big haul up but worth the effort

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28.0 km

Cothelstone Hill

Highlight • Climb

A long and very steep climb into the Quantocks. Reaching over 20% gradient in places this is a brilliant climb followed by an open and flowing descent to the North

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32.6 km

The Taproom

Highlight • Pub

33.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.1 km

3.08 km

263 m

250 m

Surfaces

23.3 km

9.75 km

507 m

160 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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Monday 18 May

16°C

11°C

69 %

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Ash Common Nature Reserve – Cothelstone Hill loop from Bishops Lydeard

Ash Common Nature Reserve

Fyne Court

Merridge Hill Viewpoint

Cothelstone Hill

The Taproom

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